The Tiger Lillies — Either Or √ The Tiger Lillies are a cult British musical trio formed in 1989 by singer, Martyn Jacques. Often described as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk CabaretLocation: London, EnglandAlbum release: 2013Record Label: Misery Guts MusicGenre: Dark Cabaret/Avant-GardeDuration: 70:09Tracks:01. Blood Alley 3:3202. Boredom 2:5603. Nothing is sin 5:2804. Innocence 3:1605. Sailor 4:2906. Either Or 3:3507. Gutter 3:1608. No Sense 7:0409. He's so bad 5:1110. God up in heaven 3:0411. Depression 4:0012. Love for sale 4:2713. Tears in the rain 5:1414. Forget about us 4:4915. Teardrops 5:1216. Destroy 4:41Members:√ The Tiger Lillies current members are:•Martyn Jacques - vocals, accordion, piano, guitar, harmonica, ukulele and banjolele•Adrian Huge (born Adrian Hughes) - drums, percussion and backing vocals•Adrian Stout double bass, backing vocals musical saw and thereminWebsite: http://www.tigerlillies.com/MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thetigerlilliesFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheTigerLilliesMain manager: Sophie Seashell - sophieseashell @gmail.com Press contact: Hara Hristopoulou - h.hristopoulou@gmail.comReservé agent: Tim Whitehead - tim@tim-whitehead.comBand Name:√ The band's name is rumored to have been inspired by a murdered Soho prostitute called Lillie who used to dress up in animal print. Jacques however has stated that he named the band after a painting he had on his wall.Musical Style:√ Their surreal style has been described as dark, darkly humorous, strangely humorous, Brechtian, and gypsy cabaret. They are also notorious for singing controversial songs involving bestiality, prostitution and blasphemy. In 1999 their work was featured in the film Plunkett & Macleane.√ Their newest show, Cockatoo Prison, started on 20 May 2010 at Cockatoo Island in Sydney. The show is based around songs about a group of prisoners, each of whom is introduced song-by-song.√ The band were chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, England.Awards & Nominations:•In 2002 their cult hit musical Shockheaded Peter was nominated for five Olivier Awards. The show won the Olivier for Best Entertainment and Martyn Jacques won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment.•In 2003 their album The Gorey End (in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet and writer, illustrator Edward Gorey) was nominated forDominique de Rivaz's Luftbusiness (2008) a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.•In 2012 their show The Tiger Lillies Perform Hamlet, produced by Copenhagen's Republique Theatre and directed by acclaimed Danish director Martin Tulinius, was nominated for a Reumert Award in the category Music Theatre/Show of the Year 2012.Discography:Albums:1994 - Births, Marriages and Deaths1995 - Spit Bucket1995 - Ad Nauseam1996 - The Brothel to the Cemetery1997 - Farmyard Filth1998 - Low Life Lullabies1998 - Shockheaded Peter1999 - Bad Blood and Blasphemy2000 - Circus Songs2000 - Bouquet of Vegetables - The Early Years2001 - 2 Penny Opera2003 - The Sea2003 - The Gorey End (with Kronos Quartet)2003 - Live in Russia 2000-20012004 - Punch and Judy2004 - Death and the Bible2005 - Huinya (with Leningrad)2006 - Die Weberischen2006 - The Little Match Girl2007 - Urine Palace2007 - Live in Soho2007 - Love and War2008 - Seven Deadly Sins2009 - Sinderella (with Justin Vivian Bond)2009 - Freakshow2009 - Live at the New Players Theatre - London 20092010 - Cockatoo Prison2010 - Here I Am Human!2011 - The Ballad of Sexual Dependency(with Nan Goldin)2011 - Woyzeck2012 - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner2012 - Hamlet2013 - Either Or